He rubbed his face.
“I can see that.”
My stomach twisted.
“Your mother shaved my head while I was sleeping.”
Margaret lifted her chin.
“And I would do it again.”
I stared at her.
For a moment, I honestly thought I had misunderstood her.
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Not a nervous smile.
Not an apologetic one.
A satisfied smile.
“You’ve forgotten what kind of woman you are supposed to be,” she said.
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“What?”
“You heard me.”
She switched off the clippers.
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“You have become too ambitious,” she continued. “Too independent. Too obsessed with that job.”
I touched the side of my head again.
My hand trembled.
“Are you insane?”
Margaret’s eyes hardened.
“Don’t speak to me like that.”
“I will speak however I want! You came into my bedroom and shaved my head while I was asleep!”
